When he appeared in court on Tuesday, December 10, to contest his extradition to New York. He is still being held in a Huntingdon state jail and has 14 days to appeal the bail decision.
Mangione is also charged with forgery, possession of an unauthorized handgun, and giving fake identity to law authorities in Pennsylvania in addition to the murder accusation.
Around 6:46 a.m. local time on Wednesday, December 4, a masked attacker shot and killed 50-year-old Brian Thompson outside the Hilton Hotel on Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.
After being taken to a hospital, he passed away from his wounds after being shot at least once in the back. Around 7:00 a.m., the gunman left.
The area on an e-bike that had been abandoned close to 85th Street in Central Park. Authorities located Mangione in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s restaurant after days of searching.
The 26-year-old responded to a post on X asking whether anybody on the network had a PhD by sharing a post about having a “pretty huge d***” before he was arrested. Since his arrest, the post has gone viral.
